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1) Marauder
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"While interrupting an attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker, Cabrillo and his team discover something even more dangerous: a ruthless billionaire's dying wish has allowed a paralyzing chemical to end up in the hands of a terrorist group. When an Oregon crew member falls victim to the poison, Juan Cabrillo will stop at nothing to find an antidote before it is too late. He and his team must connect an ancient mystery with a cunning modern enemy in order to...
Author
Series
Dragon Masters volume 5
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Petra, the newest dragon master, is scared to death of the Hydra dragon she is supposed to bond with--but when the Hydra accidentally poisons the King, and then her fellow dragon master, Drake, she must find a way to connect with her dragon, because only the Hydra's song can cure them.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition, First international edition.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Soraya, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch, has lived eighteen years in the shadows but as her twin brother's wedding approaches, she faces choices with unimaginable consequences.
There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, its not just a story. As the day of her twin brothers wedding...
4) Unstoppable
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From one of America's most imaginative storytellers comes a passionate tale of love and treachery, spanning the days of Catherine de Medici's court to the twenty-first century and starring a woman drawn back, time and again, to the past. In 1533, an Italian orphan with an uncanny knack for creating fragrance is plucked from poverty to become Catherine de Medici's perfumer. To repay his debt, over the years Rene; le Florentine is occasionally called...
Author
Series
Book of tea duology volume 1
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
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Description
Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined.
"For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her--the poison tea that now threatens...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring--and popular--weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict? In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twin homeless orphans Elliot and Liza take part in the Raven Quests--magical tasks that when completed promise the victors untold riches--but when a quest goes terribly wrong and Liza is poisoned, Elliot sacrifices everything to find the cure.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Spending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, seventeen-year-old Lucas turns to a legendary cursed girl filled with poison when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears.
10) Waste of space
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
x, 321 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 2041 on Moon Base Alpha, thirteen-year-old Dash must solve the mystery of how Lars was poisoned before the base loses oxygen, forcing the colonists to return to Earth.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the tiny northern town of St. Polonius, everyone over the age of twelve falls asleep after the traditional tasting of the Sacred Bear Liver at the Founders' Day Festival, leaving the children in charge, including Jean who tries to solve the mystery.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
460L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Matthew's little brother doesn't know about harmful substances. But Mighty Matthew does! He rescues his brother from household poisons. That means cleaners, medicines, and houseplants. He also points out poisons in the grass and garage. Matthew knows how to stay safe at home! --Amazon.com
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
London, 1923. Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh attends a dinner party for the University College of London. While she expects to engage in conversations about the university's large expedition to the Amazon, she doesn't expect Mrs. Henry, one of the professors' wives to drop to the floor, poisoned by an unknown toxin. Dr. Maxwell, Saffron's mentor, is the main suspect, having had an explosive argument with Dr. Henry a few days prior....
Author
Series
Publisher
Annie's
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
205 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Summer breezes along the Maine coast have blown the Schooner Days Celebration into Somerset Harbor, and Maggie Watson is hoping fair winds and calm seas hold for the festivities. The event is buoying the spirits of everyone in town, especially shy Fran Vosburg, whose friends from teenage sailing camp, now schooner captains, have put down anchor in the bay. But everyone's celebratory mood is given the old heave-ho when ship captain and all-around...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 790L
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
For four years, sixteen-year-old Twylla has lived in the castle of Lormere. She is the goddess embodied, whose touch can poison and kill, and hence the Queen's executioner. But when Prince Merek, her betrothed who is immune to her touch, returns to the kingdom, she finds herself caught up in palace intrigues, unsure if she can trust him or the bodyguard who claims to love her.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 800L
Physical Desc
330 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Using magic to control the golems he has raised, the legendary Sleeping Prince has woken, killed King Merek, and taken Lormere, and many of its people are refugees, including Errin and her sick mother--but there are those who oppose the Prince, and Errin, a skilled apothecary, may hold the key to ending his power.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
278, 10 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton and the mysterious Weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in Thomas Luxton's apothecary garden.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
65 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Superman and his crime-fighting cousin, Superwoman, discover that the Joker toxin is being used, causing odd behavior in Gotham City.
Something funny is afoot in Gotham City, but Batman and Batwoman aren't laughing. Robbery victims are handing over their loot and seem downright delighted to do so. While investigating this odd behavior, the Dark Knight and his crime-fighting cousin uncover the use of Joker toxin. But the Joker is locked up in Arkham...
19) Stalking shadows
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Marie mixes perfumes to sell on market day, saving the money for a dowry for her sister, Ama, in hopes of Ama marrying well. But some of the perfumes are laced with death--a hint of honeysuckle she's trained her sister to respond to. Marie marks her victim, and Ama attacks--and kills as a beast. When an unmarked boy turns up dead one morning, Marie knows Ama needs a cure. Which means returning to the place where Ama was cursed in the first place:...